Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record
5 days, 16 hours ago

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record

The Hindu  

Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming. According to a study released last week, Brazil experienced an "alarming" increase in climate disasters between 2020 and 2023, with almost twice as many events each year, on average, as in the previous two decades. Official data showed an annual average of 4,077 climate-related disasters in the four-year period, including droughts, flooding, violent storms and extreme temperatures, the research by the Federal University of Sao Paulo showed. China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Hong Kong also reported this week that 2024 was their hottest year recorded yet.

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Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record
5 days, 14 hours ago

Brazil says 2024 was its hottest year on record

Deccan Chronicle  

Last year was Brazil's hottest on record, its weather agency said Friday, after a record-breaking drought and flooding in the South American country that climate experts have linked to global warming.The average temperature in 2024 was 25.02 degrees Celsius -- 0.79 degrees above the 1991-2020 average, the National Institute of Meteorology said.It was the warmest year since records began in …

China says 2024 was its hottest year on record
6 days, 11 hours ago

China says 2024 was its hottest year on record

The Hindu  

Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency said this week. India said on Wednesday 2024 was its hottest year since 1901, while Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday that the past year marked its second-warmest year since records began in 1910. Germany's weather agency said in December …

2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency
1 week ago

2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency

Raw Story  

by Sam Davies, with Jing Xuan Teng in Shanghai Last year was China's hottest on record and the past four years were its warmest ever, its weather agency said this week. India said on Wednesday 2024 was its hottest year since 1901, while Australia's Bureau of Meteorology said on Thursday that the past year marked its second-warmest year since records …

2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency
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1 week ago

2024 was China's hottest year on record: weather agency

Deccan Chronicle  

Last year was China's warmest on record, its weather agency said, as the world experiences a surge in extreme weather fuelled by climate change.China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say are driving global warming, though Beijing has pledged that carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030 and be brought to net zero by 2060.The average national …

2024 was hottest year in over 120 years, says IMD
1 week ago

2024 was hottest year in over 120 years, says IMD

Live Mint  

India's meteorological department said Wednesday that 2024 was the hottest year since 1901, with sizzling temperatures in the world's most populous nation following a global pattern of extreme weather sparked by climate change. "The year 2024 was the warmest year on record since 1901," Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, told reporters. "The annual mean land surface …

Weather agency says China experienced hottest year on record in 2024
1 week ago

Weather agency says China experienced hottest year on record in 2024

Al Jazeera  

In the last four years, China has logged its four warmest years since comparable temperature recordings began in 1961. China experienced its warmest year on record in 2024, a new high since comparable temperature recordings began more than 60 years ago, the country’s meteorological service has said. The average national temperature for 2024 was 10.92 degrees Celsius, 1.03 degrees higher …

2024 warmest year since 1901: IMD
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1 week, 1 day ago

2024 warmest year since 1901: IMD

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department announced on Wednesday that 2024 was the warmest year on record in India since 1901, with the annual mean temperature reaching 25.75°C, 0.65°C above the long-period average. The year surpassed 2016's record mean land surface air temperature of 0.54°C above normal, becoming the warmest year since 1901. Globally, 2024 is expected to be the …

2024 warmest year in India since 1901, surpassed 2016's record: Weather body
1 week, 1 day ago

2024 warmest year in India since 1901, surpassed 2016's record: Weather body

India Today  

The year 2024 was the warmest on record in India since 1901, with the average minimum temperature settling 0.90 degrees Celsius above the long-period average. The annual mean land surface air temperature across India in 2024 was 0.65 degrees Celsius above the long-term average, Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, director general of the India Meteorological Department, said at a virtual press briefing. The …

Decade of deadly heat ends with record year as world warned of ‘road to ruin’
1 week, 3 days ago

Decade of deadly heat ends with record year as world warned of ‘road to ruin’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world has endured a “decade of deadly heat”, with 2024 capping 10 years of …

Why 2024 was a record-breaking year, according to the data
1 week, 5 days ago

Why 2024 was a record-breaking year, according to the data

ABC  

2024 shook the world in more ways than one. Global conflict reached new heights 2024 ranks among the most violent years in recent history, according to at least two datasets tracking armed conflict around the world. Political violence hit a high in 2024 Countries and territories ranked each year from most to fewest violent events Political violence rose for the …

What climate records were broken in 2024?
1 week, 6 days ago

What climate records were broken in 2024?

Al Jazeera  

This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The agreement aimed to have countries work towards reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, with a goal of limiting the global average surface temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels and striving to keep it …

2024 equals 2023's record average temperature: KNMI
2 weeks, 6 days ago

2024 equals 2023's record average temperature: KNMI

Dutch News  

This year has been extremely warm with the average temperature equalling that of 2023 at 11.8°, the KNMI weather bureau said on Monday. This means 2023 and 2024 are both the warmest years since official records began in 1901, the KNMI said. The repeat of last year’s record is in line with research by the European weather service Copernicus which …

NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year’s global record
4 weeks ago

NOAA: 2024 temperatures set to break last year’s global record

Politico  

NOAA’s findings are an ominous sign for global efforts to keep global temperatures from rising 1.5 C since the Industrial Revolution, a goal set out in the Paris climate agreement. Climate scientists had predicted earlier this year that 2024 would set a new record, but the trends are even more worrying than anticipated, said Zeke Hausfather, a research scientist at …

Rising temperatures, deadly heatwaves: How 2024 became the hottest year on record
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Rising temperatures, deadly heatwaves: How 2024 became the hottest year on record

India Today  

2024 has become the hottest year on record, surpassing previous highs and marking a significant milestone in global climate change. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, this year will be the first to exceed an alarming 1.5°C increase in average global temperatures compared to pre-industrial levels, a threshold established by the Paris Agreement to mitigate dangerous climate impacts. The …

2024 set to be warmest year on record: European climate agency
1 month ago

2024 set to be warmest year on record: European climate agency

Deccan Chronicle  

The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record and the first with an average temperature above 1.5 degrees Celsius, European climate agency Copernicus said on Monday.Also, November 2024 became the second-warmest with an average surface air temperature of 14.10 degrees Celsius -- 0.73 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average for the month.The month marked another milestone in …

Last month was the second hottest November on RECORD: Global average temperatures hit 14.10°C - and scientists are 'effectively certain' that 2024 is going to be the warmest year ever
1 month ago

Last month was the second hottest November on RECORD: Global average temperatures hit 14.10°C - and scientists are 'effectively certain' that 2024 is going to be the warmest year ever

Daily Mail  

Last month was officially the second hottest November on record. That's according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has revealed that global average temperatures hit a balmy 14.10°C. That's according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has revealed that global average temperatures hit a balmy 14.10°C Based on the findings, scientists say that 2024 is not 'virtually certain' …

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023
1 month ago

2024 on its way to being the hottest year ever, break record set in 2023

India Today  

2024 is set to become the hottest year on record, with global temperatures expected to remain elevated into early 2025. This alarming prediction from European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service follows a series of extreme weather events worldwide, including severe droughts, floods, and heatwaves that have wreaked havoc across multiple continents. C3S reported that from January to November 2024, average …

EU climate monitor says 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record
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1 month ago

EU climate monitor says 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record

Al Jazeera  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service says this year is sure to eclipse 2023 as the hottest yet. Europe’s climate monitor says 2024 is “effectively certain” to be the hottest on record and the first year above the 1.5 degrees Celsius climate benchmark, a critical threshold to protect the Earth from dangerously overheating. The Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Monday …

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold
1 month, 4 weeks ago

2024 set to be hottest year on record as temperatures breach 1.5C threshold

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The WMO said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, based on …

2024 Is 'Virtually Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record, Climate Agency Says
2 months ago

2024 Is 'Virtually Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record, Climate Agency Says

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING 2024 is “virtually certain” to be the hottest year in recorded history and the first to exceed the warming limit that scientists agree the planet must stay beneath to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. The Copernicus Climate Change Service, the European Union agency that monitors warming trends, said this year is on track to exceed …

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency
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2 months ago

2024 'virtually certain' to be hottest year on record: EU climate agency

Raw Story  

A day after U.S. voters elected climate-denying Republican Donald Trump in the presidential race, soon ushering in an administration that is sure to expand fossil fuel drilling, the European Union's Earth observation agency announced that 2024 is "virtually certain" to be the hottest year on record and to hit a worrying temperature milestone. While a single year above the 1.5°C …

2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns
2 months ago

2024 on track for hottest year on record as humanity ‘torching planet’, UN warns

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The World Meteorological Organisation said data from six global datasets from January to September show 2024 is on track …

2024 will be world's hottest on record, EU scientists say
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2 months ago

2024 will be world's hottest on record, EU scientists say

The Hindu  

This year is "virtually certain" to eclipse 2023 as the world's warmest since records began, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. C3S said that from January to October, the average global temperature had been so high that 2024 was sure to be the world's hottest year — unless the temperature anomaly in the rest of the …

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
2 months ago

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. Going over that number in 2024 doesn’t mean the overall trend line …

2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year above 1.5°C, scientists say
Top News
2 months ago

2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year above 1.5°C, scientists say

Daily Mail  

Britain might be beginning to feel the winter chill, but 2024 is now 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on record. And as temperatures look likely to outstrip last year's record-breaking highs, 2024 is on course become the first year 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average. Scientists from the Copernicus Climate Change Service say that 2024 is now virtually certain …

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency
2 months ago

Year 2024 to be the first to breach 1.5C warming limit: EU climate agency

Al Jazeera  

The Copernicus Climate Change Service warning comes days before nations are due to gather for crunch climate talks led by the UN. On Thursday, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said this year is also “virtually certain” to eclipse 2023 as the world’s warmest since records began. “This marks a new milestone in global temperature records and should serve as a …

2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year above 1.5°C, scientists say
Top News
2 months ago

2024 is 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year above 1.5°C, scientists say

Daily Mail  

Britain might be beginning to feel the winter chill, but 2024 is now 'virtually certain' to be the hottest year on record. And as temperatures look likely to outstrip last year's record-breaking highs, 2024 is on course become the first year 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average. Scientists from the Copernicus Climate Change Service say that 2024 is now virtually certain …

Earth is likely to have its hottest year on record – again
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Earth is likely to have its hottest year on record – again

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Dr. Gavin Schmidt, the director of NASA’s Goddard Institute for Space Studies, wrote on social media Tuesday that new …

August 2024 Was The Hottest Summer On Record On This Earth, NASA Says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

August 2024 Was The Hottest Summer On Record On This Earth, NASA Says

ABP News  

Hottest Summer: August 2024 has officially become the hottest month in recorded history, capping off what NASA scientists have confirmed to be Earth’s hottest summer since global temperature records began in 1880. This summer’s global temperatures were 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than any other summer in NASA’s records, including the previous high set in 2023. This is a clear indication …

Earth has endured its hottest summer ever recorded — for the second year in a row
4 months ago

Earth has endured its hottest summer ever recorded — for the second year in a row

Salon  

For the second summer in a row, global temperatures broke temperature records, according to the European climate service Copernicus, putting this year on track to be the hottest in recorded history. Specifically, summer 2024 was 0.69 degrees Celsius hotter than the 1991 to 2020 average and was, additionally, 0.03 degrees hotter than summer 2023's record-setting temperatures. According to the recent …

Summer 2024 was the hottest on RECORD: Average global temperature was 0.69°C above average - and scientists say climate change is to blame
4 months ago

Summer 2024 was the hottest on RECORD: Average global temperature was 0.69°C above average - and scientists say climate change is to blame

Daily Mail  

Summer in the UK might have been cold and rainy. The average global temperature across June, July, and August was 0.69°C above average - surpassing the previous record set last year. But globally, this summer was the hottest on record, according to new data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service The average global temperature across June, July, and August was …

World records hottest August with 2024 poised to be warmest year: EU climate agency
4 months ago

World records hottest August with 2024 poised to be warmest year: EU climate agency

China Daily  

BRUSSELS -- August 2024 has tied with August 2023 as the hottest August on record globally, with the average surface air temperature hitting 16.82 degrees Celsius, 0.71 degrees Celsius above the average August temperature from 1991 to 2020, according to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The data also showed that August 2024 was 1.51 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial …

As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record
4 months ago

As California swelters, climate officials declare Summer 2024 the hottest on record

LA Times  

As Southern California swelters under its most punishing heat wave of the year, international climate officials have confirmed that summer 2024 was Earth’s hottest on record. The global average temperature in June, July and August — known as the boreal summer in the Northern hemisphere — was a record-breaking 62.24 degrees, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. …

Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever
4 months ago

Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever

Al Jazeera  

European climate monitor says extreme weather will become more ‘intense’ if countries don’t slash emissions. Summer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere were the highest ever recorded, making it likely that this year could emerge as Earth’s hottest ever, according to the European Union’s climate change monitor. “During the past three months of 2024, the globe has experienced the hottest June …

July marks second-hottest month on record worldwide: EU climate agency
5 months ago

July marks second-hottest month on record worldwide: EU climate agency

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-08-08 10:53 A cyclist cools off at a fountain at Madrid Rio park during the heatwave in Madrid, Spain, July 25, 2024. BRUSSELS - July 2024 is the second-warmest month worldwide in the data record, trailing slightly behind July 2023, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported on Thursday. The average surface air temperature of July was …

World’s hottest day recorded on July 21 as heatwaves scorch planet
5 months, 2 weeks ago

World’s hottest day recorded on July 21 as heatwaves scorch planet

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sunday was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European …

July 22 was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history | Why blue planet is witnessing extreme temperature?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

July 22 was Earth's hottest day in all recorded history | Why blue planet is witnessing extreme temperature?

India TV News  

July 22, Monday, was again the hottest day on record, according to preliminary data from a European Union monitoring agency, inching past Sunday, July 21 which had just taken the title. The global average surface air temperature rose to 17.15 degrees Celsius — 0.06 degrees higher than Sunday's marginal record according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has been …

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

World’s hottest day recorded on Sunday, climate monitor says

Al Jazeera  

Global average surface air temperature was 17.09 degrees Celsius on Sunday, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service says. July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. The global average surface air temperature on Sunday reached 17.09 degrees Celsius, the warmest since records began in 1940, the EU …

Warning of more deaths as 2024 set to be hottest year on record
6 months ago

Warning of more deaths as 2024 set to be hottest year on record

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU’s climate change monitoring service has said, continuing a streak …

Summer 2023 was the hottest in past 2,000 years: Study
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer 2023 was the hottest in past 2,000 years: Study

Hindustan Times  

Last summer, as wildfires swept across the Mediterranean, roads buckled in Texas and heatwaves strained power grids in China, it was not just the warmest summer on record, but the hottest one in some 2,000 years, new research has found. Women cover themselves to protect from the sun on a hot summer day European scientists last year established that the …

Summer of 2023 was hottest in 2,000 years, study finds
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Summer of 2023 was hottest in 2,000 years, study finds

LA Times  

An extreme summer marked by deadly heat waves, explosive wildfires and record warm ocean temperatures will go down as among the hottest in the last 2,000 years, new research has found. Notably, Copernicus found that the summer months of June, July and August last year measured 1.18 degrees warmer than average — still hot, but not nearly as warm as …

April 2024 was hottest on record, marking 11 months of new highs
8 months ago

April 2024 was hottest on record, marking 11 months of new highs

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The streak of record global temperatures has continued for the 11th month in a row, …

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere
8 months ago

From flooding in Brazil and Houston to brutal heat in Asia, extreme weather seems nearly everywhere

Associated Press  

In sweltering Brazil, flooding killed dozens of people and paralyzed a city of about 4 million people. “If this record pace of warming continues, 2024 will likely be a record year of climate disasters and human suffering.” When the world is warmer, it is likely to have more extreme weather and climate events, including record heat and rainfall, scientists say. …

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say
9 months ago

Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said. Since last June, the globe has broken heat records each month, with marine heat waves across large areas of …

World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’
9 months, 3 weeks ago

World Meteorological Organisation confirms 2023 as ‘hottest year’

The Hindu  

In line with a host of observations by climate agencies in the preceding three months, the World Meteorological Organisation has officially confirmed 2023 to be the hottest year on record. “Never have we been so close — albeit on a temporary basis at the moment — to the 1.5 degree Celsius lower limit of the Paris Agreement on climate change,” …

Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It’s the ninth-straight broken record
10 months ago

Last month was hottest February ever recorded. It’s the ninth-straight broken record

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — For the ninth straight month, Earth has obliterated global heat records — with February, the winter as a whole and the world’s oceans setting new high-temperature marks, according to the European Union climate agency Copernicus. The latest record-breaking in this climate change-fueled global hot streak includes sea surface temperatures that weren’t just the hottest for February, but eclipsed …

2023 El Nino among 5 strongest on record, will fuel heat in 2024: Report
10 months ago

2023 El Nino among 5 strongest on record, will fuel heat in 2024: Report

Firstpost  

In January, the global mean temperature broke the 1.5-degree Celsius mark for the first time in a year, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service Global record temperatures and extreme weather occurrences were fueled by the existing El Nino conditions, with 2023 being the warmest year on record Image Courtesy Agencies The World Meteorological Organization warned today that …

Earth surpassed 'doomed' 2.7F global warming limit for the first time in 2023 - which scientists say was hottest in 100,000 years
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Earth surpassed 'doomed' 2.7F global warming limit for the first time in 2023 - which scientists say was hottest in 100,000 years

Daily Mail  

The Earth exceeded 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit of warming in a 12-month period for the first time since scientists began recording global temperatures. Last year was the hottest year on record, and scientists suspect El Niño and global warming combined to make it the hottest year in 100,000 years. Climate predictions that came true In the late 1970s, petroleum company ExxonMobil …

January 2024 was hottest on record with 1.7°C temperature surge
11 months ago

January 2024 was hottest on record with 1.7°C temperature surge

Live Mint  

January 2024 remained the hottest January on record as global temperatures sored 1.66C above the average during pre-industrial times. The report made by Europe’s Earth observation agency Copernicus states that January 2024 was the eighth consecutive month with record-high monthly temperatures Global temperatures over the past 12 months were the highest ever recorded — 1.52C above the average between 1850 …

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